Wellendorf Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wellendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6331:127,18115,508
United States5341:678,76254,009
Denmark1411:40,0334,180
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Austria151:567,69652,281
Norway141:367,30634,015
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Wellendorf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wellendorf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wellendorf is most common in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellendorf? popularity and diffusion

Wellendorf is the 272,373rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Wellendorf reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 127,181. In Germany Wellendorf is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 43 percent are found, Thuringia, where 19 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Denmark, where 10 percent are found.

Wellendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellendorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wellendorf last name increased 861 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellendorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wellendorf are 37.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wellendorf earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.56% less than the national average, earning 312,983 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $42,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.67% less than the national average, earning $26,000 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wellendorf
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